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Province 3 govt fixes salary, perks of people’s reps

The Province 3 government has fixed the salary and allowances of the local people’s representatives.

A meeting of the Province 3 Council of Ministers on Thursday passed a bill to that effect which would be tabled in the Province Assembly for its endorsement, said province government Spokesman and Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Kailash Dhungel.

As per the bill, the salary of the mayor of Metropolitan City has been set at Rs 46,000 a month and he would get Rs3,000 as communication facility. The daily travel allowance has been fixed at Rs2,000 within the country and $200 while visiting abroad. The travel insurance would be of Rs 1 million. The salary of the deputy mayor has been set Rs40,000 a month and that of the ward chair Rs28,000.

The salary of the mayor of the Sub-metropolitan City has been fixed at Rs40,200 and that of the deputy mayor Rs35,000, while the ward chair would draw a salary of Rs25,000.

The salary of the municipality mayor has been fixed at Rs35,000, deputy mayor

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